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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Un plan de a părăsi copiii
A plan to leave the children
Romanian
La marginea unei păduri întinse trăia un tăietor de lemne sărac, împreună cu soția lui și cu cei doi copii ai săi, Hansel și Gretel. Femeia era mama lor vitregă. Familia avea puțină mâncare, iar când țara a fost cuprinsă de o mare lipsă de hrană, bărbatul nu a mai reușit să facă rost nici măcar de pâinea zilnică.
English translation
At the edge of a vast forest lived a poor woodcutter with his wife and his two children, Hansel and Gretel. The woman was their stepmother. The family had little food, and when a severe food shortage struck the country, the man could no longer manage to get even their daily bread.
Romanian
Într-o noapte, se răsucea în pat, apăsat de griji. În cele din urmă, a oftat:
— Ce se va întâmpla cu noi? Cum să-i hrănim pe copii, dacă nu mai avem nimic nici pentru noi?
English translation
One night, he tossed and turned in bed, weighed down by worry. At last, he sighed:
“What will become of us? How can we feed the children if we have nothing left for ourselves?”
Romanian
— Știu eu ce vom face, a răspuns soția. Mâine, înainte să răsară soarele, îi ducem adânc în pădure. Le aprindem un foc, le dăm câte o bucată de pâine și plecăm la lucru. Vor rămâne singuri și nu vor mai găsi drumul spre casă. Așa scăpăm de ei.
English translation
“I know what we’ll do,” his wife replied. “Tomorrow, before sunrise, we’ll take them deep into the forest. We’ll light a fire for them, give them each a piece of bread, and go off to work. They’ll be left alone and won’t find their way home. Then we’ll be rid of them.”
Romanian
— Nu pot face asta! Cum să-mi las copiii singuri în pădure? Animalele sălbatice i-ar sfâșia!
English translation
“I can’t do that! How could I leave my children alone in the forest? The wild animals would tear them to pieces!”
Romanian
— Atunci o să murim de foame toți patru, a spus femeia. Poți să pregătești de acum scândurile pentru sicriele noastre!
English translation
“Then all four of us will starve to death,” the woman said. “You can start preparing the boards for our coffins now!”
Romanian
L-a certat și a insistat până când bărbatul a cedat. Totuși, nu-și putea ascunde durerea.
English translation
She scolded him and kept insisting until the man gave in. Still, he couldn’t hide his grief.
Romanian
— Mi-e atât de milă de bieții copii, a spus el.
English translation
“I feel so sorry for the poor children,” he said.
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